Description: Everybody knows that “Knicks” is short for “Knickerbockers” and “Blazers” is an abbreviation of “Trail Blazers.” Did you know that every other team in the NBA also uses a shortened form of their full, original team name?

Everybody knows that “Knicks” is short for “Knickerbockers” and “Blazers” is an abbreviation of “Trail Blazers.” Did you know that every other team in the NBA also uses a shortened form of their full, original team name?